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Airborne 12.09.16

Funds Will Be Used For New Aviation Maintenance Science
Building

The Emil
Buehler Perpetual Trust has pledged $2 million to help fund
construction of the Emil Buehler Aviation Maintenance Science
building at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona
Beach campus.

"The main purpose of The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust is to
support general aviation," said George Weaver, co-trustee of the
Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust. "Emil Buehler dedicated his life to
making aviation go further and faster. We hope this gift will help
as many people as possible learn to fly and develop an interest in
general aviation."

The 46,000-square-foot building will be part of the James
Hagedorn Aviation Complex, a $125 million investment in new and
planned construction at the Daytona Beach campus. The building will
serve students enrolled in the Aviation Maintenance Science
program.

"The new Emil Buehler Aviation Maintenance Science building will
advance Embry-Riddle’s mission to provide students with the
best aviation-related training and technology available anywhere,"
said Dr. John P. Johnson, Embry-Riddle’s president. "Once
complete, the Buehler Aviation Maintenance Science building will be
the finest aviation maintenance training facility in the
nation."

Designed to help train the next generation of maintenance
technicians and managers, the facility will house a series of
cutting-edge labs dedicated to aircraft systems, turbine engines,
metallic and composite materials, avionics, and avionics
electronics. The facility will also include classrooms, a licensed
engine repair station, a machine shop, offices, and a third-floor
observation deck overlooking the Daytona Beach International
Airport runways.

The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust’s $2 million pledge
represents almost one-half of the $4.5 million in private
contributions committed to date to fund Phase II of the James
Hagedorn Aviation Complex, which will also include a new flight
maintenance hangar and flight operations center to be built
concurrently with the Emil Buehler Aviation Maintenance Science
building.

"Thanks to the generosity and vision of the Emil Buehler
Perpetual Trust, Embry-Riddle will continue to address the
industry’s pressing need for capable maintenance
professionals," Dr. Johnson said.

The Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust was established in 1984 in
memory of Emil Buehler, an aviator and aviation visionary, as well
as an architect and engineer.